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nternational Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict

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nternational Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict

calendar_today 19 June 2019

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nternational Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict

On 19 June 2015, the United Nations General Assembly (A/RES/69/293) proclaimed 19 June of each year the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, in order to raise awareness of the need to put an end to conflict-related sexual violence, to honour the victims and survivors of sexual violence around the world and to pay tribute to all those who have courageously devoted their lives to and lost their lives in standing up for the eradication of these crimes.

The date was chosen to commemorate the adoption on 19 June 2008 of Security Council resolution 1820 (2008), in which the Council condemned sexual violence as a tactic of war and an impediment to peacebuilding.

For more on this special day, and how you can support efforts to end sexual violence in conflict, please visit: https://www.un.org/en/events/elimination-of-sexual-violence-in-conflict/index.shtml